Word and Radical Components of 火车

The Chinese word 火车 is analysed below into its constituent words and the words into radicals. By seeing the breakdown of the word in this way you can more easily learn and recognise the word.

Component	Pinyin	Meanings
火车	huǒchē	1. n. train
		我坐火車去 ^上海。 - I am going to Shanghai by train.
		2. usage. 火車／火车 refers to the train itself and to the mode of transportation. So it is used in terms related to the railway.火車／火车 in the previous term.

火车 ⇨ 火 + 车

Component	Pinyin	Meanings
火	huǒ	1. fire; flame
		2. fire (as a disaster); inferno
		3. red; fiery; bright; brilliant
		4. to burn down
		5. light; torch
		6. anger; rage; wrath
		7. to become enraged
		8. angry; furious
		9. (TCM) internal heat
		10. firearm; ammunition; weapon
		11. war; warfare
		12. thriving; brisk
		13. urgent; pressing
		14. (neologism) to become popular; to go viral
		15. Short for 火星 (Mars)
车	chē	1. vehicle; car
		2. machine; instrument
		3. to tailor or sew using a sewing machine
		車衫 - to sew clothes with a sewing machine
		4. (Cantonese) to drive somebody; to give somebody a ride
		你可唔可以車我去地鐵站呀？ - Can you drive me to the MTR station?
		5. (Sichuanese) to rotate
		6. usage. 車 is a collective term for all types of vehicles with wheel(s). Additional morphemes are added in front to specify the type of the vehicle. For example:
		汽車 - car
		火車 - train
		自行車 - bicycle
		嬰兒車 - pram
	jū	7. (Chinese chess) chariot; rook

车 ⇨ 一 + + 十

Component	Pinyin	Meanings
一	一	1. Shuōwén Jiězì radical №1
		2. one
		3. each; every
		4. single; alone
		5. whole; entire; all: throughout
		6. same; identical
		7. (With the verb modified reduplicated, expressing the transience of the verb.)
		8. (Indicating that the action has occurred only once.)
		9. (Indicating the intention to try.)
		10. once; as soon as; upon
		1.
十	shí	1. ten
		2. (figurative) topmost; utmost
		3. (figurative) complete